Tex. Occ. Code Section 102.006
Failure to Disclose; Offense


(a)

A person commits an offense if:

(1)

the person, in a manner otherwise permitted under Section 102.001 (Soliciting Patients; Offense), accepts remuneration to secure or solicit a patient or patronage for a person licensed, certified, or registered by a state health care regulatory agency; and

(2)

does not, at the time of initial contact and at the time of referral, disclose to the patient:

(A)

the person’s affiliation, if any, with the person for whom the patient is secured or solicited; and

(B)

that the person will receive, directly or indirectly, remuneration for securing or soliciting the patient.

(b)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c)

An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person:

(1)

has previously been convicted of an offense under this section; or

(2)

was employed by a federal, state, or local government at the time of the offense.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 102.006 — Failure to Disclose; Offense, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­102.­htm#102.­006 (accessed May 18, 2024).

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 102.006’s source at texas​.gov